Russia, Soviet Union. Soviet Army Officer's Dirk With Hanger United Republic of His skills were soon needed

His skills were soon needed elsewhere

consisting of a gilded zink alloy spring clip with dual loops

There is evidence of machine-stitched repairs and minor soiling

measuring 14 mm (w) x 25

Russia, Soviet Union. Soviet Army Officer's Dirk With Hanger United Republic of His skills were soon neededA well preserved Soviet Army officers dirk, measuring 340 mm in length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 215 mm long nickel plated magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and sharpened edges, the blade with both edges bevelled on both sides. The obverse ricasso bears an etched maker's mark of "" framed by a triangle ( = Zlatoust Tool Factory) above the manufacturing date "57" (1957), while the reverse ricasso is etched with the serial